Gymnasium apparatus.



A. E. THORNLEY.

GYMNASIUM APPARATUS.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR.25, 1913.

1,094,823. Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

f I I l @Een sratrns ra ALBERT E. THORNLEY, OF PAVTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND,ASSIGNOR TO NARRAG'AN- SETT MACHINE COMPANY, 0F PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND,A CORPORATION OF RHODE ISLAND.

GYMNASIUM APPARATUS. f

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 28, i914.,

Application filed March 25, 1913. Serial No. 756,660.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements ingymnasium apparatus. and pertains more particularly to vaulting horses.

The primary object of the invention to provide a device of the type setforth in which either end of the horse may be raised or loweredindependently of the other end thereof, to allow one end to lie in ahorizontal plane above the other end, or to permit one end to be iirstmoved to the desired horizontal elevation and then the other end to bemoved to the same elevation.

In the drawings: Figure l is a vertical Sectional view of an apparat-usembodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged verticalfragmentary sectional view of one of the supporting columns. Fig. 3 is afragmentary side elevation of one of the supporting columns showing thelatch thereon, and Fig. et is a similar view showing the latch in fulllines and the spring in dotted lines.

The horse l has rigidly secured to its under side a pair of dependingbrackets 2. The hollow columns 3 may have their lower ends attached to asuitable base, or seated in sockets in the floor of the gymnasium orotherwise firmly supported. Tubular posts st slide on the interiors ofthe columns 3 and are formed with a series of spaced holes 5. The upperend of one of the posts 4l is pivotally attached at. G to one of thebrackets 2, while the other bracket is connected by means of a link T tothe other post et. Each of the columns 3 has a long leaf spring 8attached thereto, the lower ends of the springs being secured to thecolumns by means of screws 9 or any other suitable fastening means, Theupper ends of the springs S have pins 10 rigidly secured thereto, whichpins project through openings provided therefor in the columns 3 andinto one of the holes 5 of the tubular posts 4i. in order to support theposts at the desired elevation.

For the purpose of actuating the upper free ends of the springs 8 inorder to move the pins l0 out of the holes 5, latches 1l are employed.the latter having pins 14 which underlie the upper free ends of thesprings S and are pivotally secured at 12 to bosses 13 formed on thecolumns 3. The handle portions of the latches extend outwardly from thespringsS in order to allow same to be easily gripped by the fingers ofthe operator.

In operation the lower or handle portion of one latch is movedoutwardly, thus causing the pin 14e at the upper end of the latch tomove the freeend of the spring S outwardly, thereby causing the pin l()to move out of the hole 5, whereupon the end of the horse is then movedto the desired position, after which the latch is moved inwardlypermitting' the pin to again enter one of the holes 5 in the post 4,thus locking said end of the horse in position. The same operation isthen performed at the opposite end of the horse to bring the latter intohorizontal or inclined position, as desired.

Having thus described my invent-ion, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patentgw l. ln a device of the type set forth, a pair ofhollow columns, tubular posts sliding in the columns and having a seriesof spaced holes therein, a horse pivotally connected to one post, a linkconnection between the horse and the other post, leaf springs secured attheir lower ends to the columns and having pins at their upper ends forengagement in the holes of the posts, and latches for actuating the freeends of the springs to move the pins outwardly from the holes of theposts, the latches being pivoted to the columns and having pins disposedbeneath the springs, the lower ends of the latches extending outwardlyfrom the springs.

2. In a device of the type set forth, a pair of hollow columns, tubularposts sliding in the columns and having a series of spaced holestherein, a. horse pivotally connected to one post, a link connectionbetween the horse and the other post, leaf springs secured at theirlower ends to the columns and having pins at their upper ends forengagement in the holes of the posts, and latches for actuating the freeends of the springs to move the pins outwardly from the holes of theposts.

3. ln a device of the type set forth, hollow columns, posts sliding inthe columns and having a series of spaced holes therein, spring meanscarried by the columns to engage in said holes to support the posts atvarying heights, means to operate the spring means, a horse, and. meansconnecting each post to the horse whereby either end of the horse may beraised or lowered independent of the other end by raising` or loweringoi" the posts.

l. In combination with columns, post-s slidingly related to the Columns,a horse, means Connecting each post to the horse whereby either end ofthe horse may be raised or lowered independent oi' the other end bysliding movement of the posts, and looking means for independentlylooking each post to its Column.

5. In combination with a horse and means for pivotally supporting eachend of the horse, means for adjnstably and independently supporting eachof said first named means to allow the horse to be moved to as sumehorizontal or inclined position.

G, ln combination with a horse, a support for each end thereof, andmeans whereby either end of the horse can be raised or low- 8. lncombination with a horse and a vertieally movable post for eaeh end ofthe horse, means connecting each post to the horse whereby either end ofthe horse may be raised or lowered independent of the other end byvertical movements of the posts, means to movably support eaeh post,means to lool; the posts in varying vertical positions, and means toactnate the looking means. Y

ln testimony whereot l have signed my name to this speeilieation in thepresence ot two subscribing' witnesses.

ALBERT E. THORNLEY. Witnesses ADA E. HAGERTY, J. A. MILLER.

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